Ballot Delivery Order for Governor Race Routed to Statehouse
County Clerk I L Pindell received an order to deliver ballots cast in the November 4 governor’s race to the state capitol by January 5. The order, signed by Chauncey Barney, directs ballots to Secretary of State Frank Marsh and the Legislature’s Clerk, with storage in a dual vault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. L. Pindell
Stat
Pindel
Lincoln
Chauncey Barney
GOP
Frank Marsh
Hugo Srd
Pindell
Cheyenne County
Chauncey
Ralph
Brooks
Ibrar
Gerterai -Clarence "Beck
Sen- David
Téwsef
Norfolk
Legida
Rites Held for Harry Curtis Quinn at Lodgepole
Services conducted at Lodgepole Methodist Church for Harry Curtis Quinn age 67. He died Saturday morning at his farm north of Lodgepole after years of declining health. Burial followed in Fairview Cemetery with Craig Mortuary in charge. He was born December 7, 1876 in Gilman a son of Reuben and Mary Jane Curtis Quinn. Surviving are his wife Susan Wolcott Quinn nine children two sisters two brothers twenty two grandchildren ten great grandchildren and many extended relatives.
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Kreider
Ralph Carleton
Orville Kastens
George Emanuelson
Arnold Michelman
C. C. Bills
George Minshall
Clarence Peters
H. A. Paaley
Ed Kasparek
Fred Letrakuhl
A. C.peterson
G. O. Holtman
I Y. Isley
Wayne Campbell
Gilman
Quinn
Reuben
Mary Jane ‘Curtis. Quinn
Susan. Wolcott
Fairbury
Neb
Lodgepole
R Cmember
Lodgepole Methodist Church
Susan
Harry” Hi- Quinn
Sidney
Curtis Brown
Phil
Lewis M
Horace W
Fred W
Don’ Brown
Lodge Pole
Fred Weible
Lewellen
Madge
Denver
Jim Snyder
Joseph
Edd
Julesburg
Earl of
Golden
Cole
Russell’ R. Quinn
Jurors Summoned for First Cheyenne County Trials
Cheyenne County District Court jurors are summoned for Monday January 5 as the court opens its first trials of the year. District Court clerk Ruby Gunder notes jurors must report to the courthouse for selection and proceedings.
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Cheyenne County
District Court
Guesk Ruby
Ndier
Three Hospitalized After Headon Crash Near Dalton
Three people seriously injured in a headon collision on a rural road five miles east and two north of Dalton were listed in satisfactory condition. Fred Beyer 16 suffered chest injuries a broken collarbone a dislocated hip and cuts. Mrs George Pike and Mrs Franklin Gillespie faced multiple injuries. two Gillespie children Virginia 3 and Stephen 8 were not seriously hurt. All were at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Dalton.
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Dalton
Fred Beyer
Willis Beyer
George Pike
Broadwater
Pike
Franklin Gillespie
Pioneer Mmorial Hospital
Sidney Civil Defense Set January 13 Meeting
State Civil Defense officials will visit Sidney on Tuesday January 13 for a two hour session on the Nebraska Operational Survival Plan. Acting commander Sol Willis says the open meeting starts at 1 30 p.m. in the Legion Room at the City Auditorium. Similar sessions have been held in Lincoln Omaha and South Sioux City with others scheduled for Hastings January 7 and Alliance January 15.
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Sidney
Nebraska
Sol Willis
W. ‘W. Schulz
Legion Room
City Auditorium
Willis
Lincoln
Omaha
Sioux City
Hastings
Alliance
Tuesday Rites Set Here For Mrs. Policky
Mrs. Marié Rose Policky 81 died Saturday at Memorial Hospital after a two week illness from a stroke. Funeral at 9 a.m. Tuesday at Catholic Church with Rev. Thomas Dowd officiating. burial in Greenwood Cemetery. Rosary tonight at 7:30 at Gehrig and Sor Funeral Home. Born in Czechoslovakia April 14 1877, she married Anton Policky in 1900 and came to the United States in 1906. Survivors: husband. daughters Christine Thompson of Sidney and Joan Riehl of Ogallala. sons Joe Sidney Frank Broad Vladislav Bud Big Springs and Anton Sundance Wyo.. 13 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, three sisters Frances Zitek Kathryn Policky and Caroline Salamon.
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Marié Rose Policky
Memorial Hospital
15Th Ave
Ratricks Catholic Church
Thomas Dowd
Czechoslovakia
Marie- Rose
Pokorny
Jacob
Katherine Horak
Anton Policky
United States
Broadwater
Policky
Sidney
Christine Thompson
Ioin Riehl
Ogallala
Joe
Frank
Broad
Vladislav
Bud
Big Springs
Anton
Sundance
Wyo
Frances Zitek
Kathryn Policky
Chicagd
Caroline Salamon
Two Day Window On Telegraph Rate Subscriptions
Community notice urges readers to subscribe or renew The Sidney Telegraph at current rates before the price change this Friday January 2. Rates vary by location with P O outside 50 miles at seven dollars per year and Sidney carrier options, and newsstand copies five cents. Letters postmarked by midnight Wednesday accept current rates for new or renewal payments.
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Sidney Telegraph
P. O
Sidney
Officer Peter Peter Suffers Heart Attack
Myron Peter, 57, of 1029 Quince, was reported in satisfactory condition at Memorial Hospital after suffering a severe heart attack Sunday. He has served as a police desk officer in Sidney since 1951 and was stricken while at work, then taken to the hospital by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myron Peter
Memorial Hospital
Sidney
Prize Booty Awaits New Year Baby in Cheyenne County
The first baby born in Cheyenne County in 1959 can bring parents prizes totaling about 100 from 18 merchants as The Telegraph announces its First Baby Contest. The winner must be born in Cheyenne County with Sidney and Dalton hospitals participating.
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Cheyenne County
Carol Jean Lingwall
Donald Lingwall
Sidney
Pioneer Hospital
Dalton
Cheyenne County Memorial Hospital
Ddney
Janda & Tobin Drug Store
the Style Center
Blue Moon Cafe
Western Drug Co
Sidney ‘‘66” Oil Co
Carlson - Frink Dairy
Army Surplus
Thomsons Photo Center
Sidney National Bank
Bib ‘N Tucker
Victone Cleaners
House of Flowers
Ben Franklin
Greenlees’, Inc
Lee ‘Stores
Lockwood's Jewelers
Town & Country Market
Sidney Telegraph
Driver Escapes Injury As Oil Tanker Rolls Near Kimball
A 23-year-old Kimball truck driver Berard L Brandy escaped serious injury when a four wheel oil tanker overturned on U S Highway 30 near Kimball. Nebraska Safety Patrolman Roy Anderson said the cab was struck and the truck rolled into a bar pit while trying to reenter the highway. Damage is estimated at 3000 to 4000 dollars with 50 to 70 barrels of crude oil spilled.
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Kimball
U. S. Highway 30
Nebraska
Roy Anderson
Berard L. Brandy
Kirk Hearing Set For January 5
Jack Kirk a 17 year old Tennessee hitchhiker on parole from Cheyenne Court District Court for carrying a concealed weapon will be arraigned next Monday January 5 when District Court convenes here County Attorney P J Heaton Jr says Kirk was returned from Memphis Tennessee last week on parole violation charge after being charged with a series of burglaries and an arson count
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Jack Kirk
Tennessee
Cheyanne Court District Court
P. J. Heaton, Jr
Kirk
Memphis
Tenn
Ballots Mailed for Chamber Officers and Directors
The Chamber of Commerce mails ballots to choose 1959 officers and three directors. Ada Hansen lists 14 nominees including Marie Backemeyer and Don W. Jorgenson with withdrawals noted. Ballots due by January 5. the president and vice presidents will be decided by vote tallies. The board reports a year end balance of $1,148.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Ada Hansen
Hollis Peratt
Don Jorgenson
Marie Backemeyer
Ed Bauman
Paul Coen
John Elwell, Jr
Don W. Jorgenson
Kenneth Noteboom
Kenneth Pittam
Harold Scott
Gene Warren
0. J. Weym
Yendis
Funeral Tuesday for Rexford M Graham Kimball Man
Final rites for Rexford M Graham 61 of Kimball will be held at 2 p m Tuesday from Kimball Methodist Church He died Saturday at Veterans Hospital Cheyenne after a long illness A World War I veteran and former Sioux Ordnance Depot timekeeper he is survived by his wife Effie three sons two daughters four brothers and three sisters with burial in Kimball Cemetery Memorials are designated to the Cancer Society via Charles Perry of Kimball secretary.
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Rexford M Graham
Kimball
Kimball Methodist Church
Graham
Veteran's Hospital
Cheyenne
Sioux Ordnance Depot
Clarence Smith
Cancer’ Society
Charles Perry
Mr. Graham
Gibbon
Neb
Gus
Anna Graham
Dix
Goush
Gra‘ Am
Kimbr'l
Effie
Donald
Gene
Wayne
Denver
Dorothy Brothes
Bstty Morgan
Gry
Kearney
Les
Lyle
Hastings
Lynn
Maude Bauer
Slyvia Kaprain
Myrtle Hemphill
Meeting To Advertise 385 Planned Here
A one day session to publicize the newly federalized U S Highway 385 will be held by the International Parks Highway Association in Sidney at 10 a m Sunday The meeting will promote travel on the six state highway system from Mexico to Canada with plans for a spring drive to recruit members and set policy for the six state organization The Williston North Dakota convention is scheduled for the first week in June Executive Secretary is J Fred Thompson of Sidney Names Harley Rhoades and other officers and directors from Colorado Texas Oklahoma South Dakota and North Dakota.
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U. S
Texas
Oklahoma
Colorado
Nebraska
North
South Dakota
Williston
North Dakota
Harley Rhoades F
Burlington
Colo
J. ©. Satterwhite
Brownfield
T. W Backlund
R. A. Singer
Dimmit
Clyde Cox
Lamar
Joseph Beyers
Crane
L. C. Stubblefield
Rose City
John J. Vandemoer
Cheyenne Wells
Joe Dunmire
Lead
P. H. Rustan
J. Fred Thompson
Sidney
New Year Celebrations Spark Sidney Area Parties And Services
A New Year line up in Sidney and nearby areas features dances at Fox Theatre Fort Sidney Mot el and clubs including Sidney Country Club Elks Pastime Club and Gurley American Legion Hall with free favors noisemakers and music by local ensembles. Watchnight services are planned at Light Memorial Presbyterian Church Church of the Nazarene and South Divide Trinity Lutheran with entertainment and films.
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Sidney
Fox Theatre
Ft. Sidney Motor Hotel
Sterling Rhythmnaires
Sidney Country Club
Elks Club
Silver Dollar
Millard Music
Gurley
Yendis
At Light Memorial Presbyterian Church
Church of the Nazerene
South Divide
Rogers Truck Lines Ends Basin Hauling Era
Rogers Truck Lines ends oil field hauling in the Denver Julesburg Basin after a decade of service begun with the Gurley discovery. H L Rogers Sr. supervised the first rig move to Cheyenne County and built a 50 to 60 person payroll. Whitlock Truck Services will take over operations with a smooth transfer and minimal service disruption.
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Rogers
Sidney
Rogers Truck Lines
Denver- Julesburg
Gurley
Texas
Cheyenne County
Roberts Bros
Henderson
I.a
H. L. Rogers Jr
Railway Express Agency Service Stands In Doubt
The New York Central Railroad, the largest stockholder, cancels its contract with the Railway Express Agency effective January 1, 1980. Eastern lines are expected to follow, with Western railroads needing to act if easterns pull out. Central President Alfred Perlman says the firm loses about 11 million dollars yearly on express operations and will pursue a cheaper internal service for small shipments.
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Railway Express Agency
New York Central Railroad
Eastern
Central
Transportation
Chicago
Clair Roddeweig
Association of Western Railway
Western Railroads
Eastern Railroads
Alfred E.’Perlman
New Trial Sought in Cheyenne County Case
Attorneys for Alvin E. Woodley file a motion in Cheyenne County District Court seeking a new trial and settlement from Baumgartner 611 Co. The filing asks the court to review prior rulings and resolve outstanding claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne County District Court
Alvin E. Woodley
Baumgartner 611 Co
Ronald Knapp Improves After Truck Incident
Ronald Knapp thirteen of Sidney remains in serious condition at Memorial Hospital after being run over by his father’s moving truck. He opened the door to look back and fell under the rear wheels suffering fractured vertebrae a fractured pelvis and serious internal injuries.
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Ronald Knapp
Sidney
Memorial Hospital
Ray Knapp
Ronald
Divorce Petition Seeks Custody in Cheyenne County
Betty Jean Matthews files for divorce from Alfred Edmond Matthews in Cheyenne County Court charging extreme cruelty. She seeks custody of two minor children Edmond 10 and Deborah 3, child support and alimony. The couple married August 1947, divorced 1950 and remarried 1953.
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Betty Jean Matthews
Cheyenne County
Alfred Edmond Mathews
Edmond
Deborah
Whitlock to Move West as Rogers Quits Basin Hauling
Sidney becomes Whitlock Trucks Western Kansas office after Rogers Truck Lines withdraws from the Denver Julesburg Basin. Whitlock to run field service from Sidney with offices at Kimball and Sterling, while Rogers winds down operations and holds a Jan 14 equipment sale.
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Sidney
Whitlock
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Carl E. Johnson
Kimball
Sterling
Colo
Rogers Truck Lines
H. L. Rogers Sr
H. L. Rogers Jr
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Headon
Crest of Hill
Sidney Area
Civil Defense
Mrs. Policky
Peter Peter
Carl Johnson
L. R. “Red” Keith
Johnson
Rogers Trucking Co
Kilgore
Lone Star State
South
Whitlock Truck Services, Inc
Whitlock Co
West
Whitlock Truck Service, Inc
Big Territory
Wayne Cook Associates Inc
Dallas
Charles Light
Glen Keeler
Jim Lane
Stafford
Kan
Whitlock Oil Services
Turkey
Libya
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